Rep. Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, has requested UnitedHealth Group to clarify its response to the cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The attack disrupted patient care and operations for numerous healthcare facilities, affecting access to medication and healthcare services. The cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a major health claims processor handling a significant portion of U.S. patient records, continues to impact patients with potential long-term consequences. Additionally, there have been reports of a data breach at the Southern Nevada Health District, potentially compromising payment information for around 300 clients.
About 300 clients who filled out a form on the Southern Nevada Health District website might have had information compromised, the agency said Wednesday. https://t.co/ei1giVw4uj
DATA BREACH: Clients who completed payments on the health district website this month may be at risk. https://t.co/xJ6SxKtzJo
Southern Nevada Health District says payment information may have been compromised on its website. #8NN DETAILS: https://t.co/ZyPw4zp5Y0
Health officials say the payment information for about 300 clients might have been compromised in a cyber-security incident this month. https://t.co/JFGJd6ElQQ
BREAKING NHS patients' confidential data published by hackers in cyberattack https://t.co/RJKEZcTgWP
Last month’s cyberattack on a major health claims processor that handles transactions involving 1 in 3 U.S. patient records is still impacting patients and may have lasting effects. What you need to know: https://t.co/VDngxiEabE https://t.co/wqQOXxnmlw
“Your company’s efforts to disconnect Change Healthcare’s systems in response to the February 2024 cyberattack appear to have disrupted patients’ timely access to affordable medication and interrupted crucial elements of our health care system.”–@RepRaskin https://t.co/NU8OWgUfVj
NEW: RM @RepRaskin sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group requesting a briefing and information on the Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted patient care and operations for thousands of hospitals, pharmacies, physicians, and medical practices: https://t.co/PXL42PHt1d
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, is asking the UnitedHealth Group to explain what it is doing to address the ongoing fallout from the cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries last month. https://t.co/wHMKkg0bgM